Recorded 1989–2002 Girls' name Peak 1989 28 births

Jessalin — girls' name

28 babies named Jessalin in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s162000s6

The verdict

28 girls have been named Jessalin since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

28
total births
1989–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Jessalin was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jessalin in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jessalin

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Jessalin between 1989 and 2002, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jessalin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessalin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jessalin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jessalin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jessalin at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

28

Since 1989

14 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1989

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2002

Jessalin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1989

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 20021996199319911989 6

Jessalin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 57% of Jessalin's all-time total
1980s61990s162000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessalin?
28 babies have been named Jessalin since 1989. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Jessalin most popular?
Jessalin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jessalin been used?
Jessalin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 14 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Jessalin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jessica, Jessie, Jesse, Jessi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.